initialise

• Verb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas in einen Ausgangszustand zu versetzen oder für die Verwendung vorzubereiten, besonders in der Informatik oder Technik.

A verb used to indicate the act of setting something to its starting state or preparing it for use, especially in computing or technical contexts.

1. Assign initial valueB2formalIT

   To set a variable, data structure, or system to a starting value or state before use.

   Anfangswert zuweisen

   • The programmer must initialise the counter variable to zero.
   • You need to initialise the array before adding elements.
   • The software will initialise all settings upon first launch.

   Synonymeassigninitializeprepareprimeset

2. Prepare storage mediumB2formalIT

   To prepare a storage device, such as a disk, for use by creating a file system or marking sectors.

   Initialisieren

   • The technician will initialise the new hard drive before installing the operating system.
   • You must initialise the USB flash drive to format it correctly.
   • The disk was initialised with a standard partition table.

   Synonymeformatprepareset up